Canton of Geneva

The Canton of Geneva is the French-speaking westernmost canton of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. The Republic of Geneva joined Switzerland in 1815, and the canton is centered around the major city of Geneva, which was an important center of the Protestant Reformation during the 16th century. In 2015, Geneva had a population of 484,736 people; 40.1% of the population was foreign-born, with most coming from Portugal, Italy, France, and Spain.